America’s First Site of Freedom ready to welcome visitors to St. Augustine’s newest historic fort

America’s First Site of Freedom ready to welcome visitors to St. Augustine’s newest historic fort

A dream more than 30 years in the making, and carrying nearly three centuries of Floridian, American, and African American history, is now a reality.

Centuries later, Fort Mose finally has a fort again

Despite its name, it has been centuries since a fort stood at Fort Mose Historic State Park — until now. Tucked away in the marshes of St. Augustine, Fort Mose is the site of the first settlement founded by freed Black slaves in what would become the United States. On Friday morning, representatives from Florida State Parks, the Florida State Parks Foundation and the Fort Mose Historical Society joined with local elected officials and other memb…